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4. Write an equation for a line that isperpendicular to y = -4.

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The equation y = -4 is a horizontal line at the point -4 in the y-axis.

In order to find a perpendicular line to this equation, we can choose any vertical line in the form:


x=a

Where 'a' is any real constant.

So an equation for a line perpendicular to y = -4 would be:


x=2

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